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1955 Walter White, head of the NAACP since 1931, dies in New York City and is succeeded by Roy Wilkins. Marian Anderson becomes the first black to sing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, appearing in Verdi's The Masked Ball.
1955 Walter White, head of the NAACP since 1931, dies in New York City and is succeeded by Roy Wilkins. Marian Anderson becomes the first black to sing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, appearing in Verdi's The Masked Ball. | ||
